Invisible suspender attachment



July 18, 1933. c, F, SCHULZ INVISIBLE SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT Filed April2. 1932 INVENTOR CARL F. SCHUL 2 BY ATTORNEY Patented July .18, 1933CARL F. SGHULZ, OE BRGOKLYN, NEVI YORK INVISIBLE SUSIENIDER ATTACHMENTApplication filed April 2, 1932. Serial No. 602,650.

This invention relates to devices for permitting a person to wear thesuspenders for supporting histrousers under his dress shirt,

one oi the objects of the invention being to provide a device of thischaracter which is simple, comfortable, eilic'ient and practical which,while in position on the body, is easily attached to and detached fromthe waist band of the trousers and which can readily be used v inconjunction with the suspender buttons ordinarily found upon trousers.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich not only aii'ords a practical connection between an in 5 visibleSuspender and the waist band of the trouser, but also serves to clampand securely hold in position the lower portio noi' thedress shirt uponwhich the suspenders are worn.

Another object of the invention isto provide a simple and efiicientbutton engaging vide a device ofthis character having means for engagingtl'iebuttons at the waistband of the trouser and passing downwardly andthen upwardly in the nature of a loop for receiving the adjacent portionof the wearers shirt and in association therewith elastic means forengaging the shirt at this region and holding it'in position. c, V d

A still further obj ectof the inventionis to provide, in a deviceof thischaracter, means located well up toward the waist band oi the trouserfor engaging the wearers undergar ments. c,

In the drawing accompanying this application there is illustrated onepracticable embodiment of the invention, in which: drawing Figure 1 is aperspective View of aform of one of my attachments'shown disconnectedfrom the garments and from the suspenders, and two'hinged members swungsomewhat apart to give a better view of their construction; i Fig. 2 isa sid'eelevation, certain parts hav- Vhavi'ng an u or run 9 at its noger ortion ing been removed to" show the construction and location ofother parts, and I Fig. 3 is a front elevation or'jthe portions of thedevice which normally occupy a position between the body of the wearerand his outer shirt.

' The main body of the device is preferably I formed of somenon-corrosive or rust resisting wire bent into proper form. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises two portions hingedtogether, one part being intended for connection to a suspender end andthe other for application to the waist band of the trousers. y V

The 'suspender engaging member, or more properly the portion of thedevice which directly depends from the Suspender end, is" illustrated inthe form of a rectangular wire frame 5, to the upper end of which issecured, in some suitable manner, a flexibleloop'fi intended forattachment to the end of the sus-,- pender. To the lower end of thismember '5 is secured another rectangular frame Twhich is normallyupstanding and designedfor'be- I 1 ing secured to the waist band of thetrousers; 75

he lower end or" the member 5 has an outwardly projecting bracketportion 8 for the purpose of causing the lower end of the trouserengaging portion to stand away from v the lower .end of the Suspenderengaging 89 portion. y In the preferred form of the'device thisoutwardly projecting brack'et "portion 8 is formed from the free endsofthe wire 5, it 7 around which the base member 10 which oarriesthe'loop 6 passes At thelower ends oi the wires'forming therectangle 5each wire isgiven. a bend as at 11 around a lower or cross wire 12, theends 13 of which arehooked around over the eye members ll for preventingthe spreading apart of the ends 8.- These ends of these members 8 arebent back into the form oteyes let which pass around the inwardly turnedlower ends 15 of the wire forming the memberfi. These endslfi are reallythe free ends of the wire which are- 7 enclosed by atube 16whichservesthe' func tion not only ofholdingthese ends'in proper 100relative positions, but also holds the eyes 14 apart.

It will thus be seen that the cross member 12 with its hooks 13 preventthe lower p0rtion of both members from spreading, and that the tube 16prevents the lower ends of both members from approaching one another.The ends are further held together by means of a cross-brace 17 whichhas its ends formed as eyes 18 bracing the lower portion of the wiresforming the frame 7 To keep the cross-brace 17 in its proper p0sitionthe wires 7 are shown inwardly bent as at 19 where they are embraced bythe eyes 18.

The upper portion of the oblong frame or trouser supporting membercarries the trouser or button engaging portions of the device which, inthe present instance, is bent from the central portion of the wire. Eachof the wires forming the sides of the oblong 7 is bent at substantiallyright angles, laterally as at 20. It is then bent up in the form of aloop 21, the end of which is bent sharply as It The wire then proceedsin a straight line 23 extending from loop to loop and paralleling andpreferably closely engaging the wires 20-20. These loops 21 on theirinner sides are given a pronounced in ner bend 2a, the purpose of whichis to receive an endless band 25 preferably formed of flexiblesubstantially inelastic braided material such as is used for shoe laces.

The portion of the device just described is intent ed for engaging theordinary suspender buttons which are placed-on thein side of the waistband of the trousers. The wire, suliiciently' rigid to perform itsdesired functions, is nevertheless sufficiently elastic and the band 25is sufficiently flexible to permit the buttons to pass through thespaces 26between the endless band 25 and the wires 23 and 20. The necksof the buttons rest on the wire 23 and under severe load press itsomewhat forward sothat the necks then rest upon both wires 23 and 20..

In use a number of these devices, preferably one at each side and one atthe back, have their loops 6 engaged with some connecting device on" thepair of suspenders. The suspenders are preferably worn under the outershirt of the wearer. It permits the lower end of the shirt to occupy thespace between the members 5 and 7 and places the waist band of histrousers outside of the member 7 and the button engaging portion, whichfor convenience may be regarded as represented by the endless band 25.

When applied as above indicated the suspenders will be concealed fromview and the entire device herein illustrated will also be concealedfrom view.

In many instances it is found desirable to employ some device forpositively, and preferablyelastically, engaging the shirt where it isfolded between the members 5 and to by means of a piece of fabric orleather 29 which is preferably sewn to the elastic webbing 27 and loopsaround the center portion of the run of wire 20, and loops as at 30 overthe front run of the endless band 25, a row of stitching 31 preferablyseparating the portion 30 from the portion which embraces the wire 23. p

This organization supports the various parts and prevents the buttonsfromcomin g loose. It may also be found desirable to em ploy a clip orfastening member 32 for engaging the underwear of the user of thedevice, in which case such a clip is carried by the extended end 33 ofthe elastic band or webbing 27. o v

It is to be noted that when the parts 5 and 7 are in substantially theposition shown in Fig. 2 the upward pull on the loop 6 and the downwardpressure on the frame will be communicated to it from the buttonsthrough the wires 2020 and 23. The tendency of the two members is toapproach one another, this being eflected by the offset connectionafforded by the outwardly extending wires or arms 8. This closingtogether movement of these members is augmented by the pull exerted onthe parts by the webbing 2'? and clip member 28when this is tightlyapplied to the shirt of the user. i

As can be readily understood by the inspection of the drawing, togetherwith the description which has preceded, downward pressure exerted bythe underwear clamped in the clip 32 also tends to hold the parts intheir properpositions, or at any rate, this downward pressure, when theparts are in their normalposition, does not tend to separate the twomembers of the device.

It will be apparent that changes may be made within the scope of theclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1s:

y 1, In a device of the character specified comprising a wire frame ofrectangular formation having at .its upper portion lateral ly extendingarms-bent into upstanding loops, the opposed sides of the loops havinginward. bends, an endless, band passing through such loops and adaptedfor secure attachment to the waist band of. a pair of trousers, theframe being adapted to extend below the point ofattachment, and a memberextending from the lower end of such frame to a point above the pointsof waist band attachment and there provided with means for theengagement of a suspender.

2-. The combination with a frame member having at its upper portionmeans for the engagement or" a suspender, the other or lower end of thedevice having short, outwardly directed arms, a member adapted to besecured to the waist band of a pair of trousers and upstanding from theouter ends of such arms, and having at its upper portion laterallydirected arms furnished with trouser engaging portions.

combination with a frame member its upper portion means for the ment ofa suspender, the other or lower end of the device having short,outwardly c ii-ecled arm a member adapted to be secured to the waistband of a pair of trousers hingedly carried by the outer ends of sucharms and hating at its upper portion laterally directed arms furnishedwith trouser engaging portions.

i. In a device of the character specified, the combination with a framehaving laterally extended arms provided at the ends with pstandingloops, theopposed'sides of the loops having inward curves, of an endlessband of flexible 'material passing through such loops, there being abutton receiving space between the endless band and each of thelaterally extending arms.

5. A device of the character specified comprising a dependent Suspenderengaging-portion, a waist band engaging portion secured to andupstanding from the lower end of said dependent portion and havinglateral extensions formed with upstanding loops, a band of flexiblematerial extending from loop to loop, a strip of elastic materialsecured to the upper end of the waist band engaging port-ion andconstructed and adapted to extend below and around such lowerend, and agarment clasp carried by such strip of elastic material.

(3. A device of the character specified comprising a dependent Suspenderengaging portion, a waist band engaging portion secured. t andupstanding from the lower end of said dependent portion and havinglateral'exten sions formed with upstanding loops, a band of icxiblematerial extending from loop to loo a strip of elastic material securedto the end of one of the members and con- --L C QC'l and adapted toextend below and around such lower end, a garment clasp secured to suchstrip of elastic material, a second strip of e astic material secured tothe upper end of such waist band engaging portion and dependenttherefrom, and a garment clasp secured to such dependent elastic strip.

'5. A device of the character specified comprising a wire frame of arectangularformation having in its upper portion laterally extendingarms bent into upstanding loops, an endless band passing through suchloops, a member comprising a Wire frame of rectangular formationhingedly connectedlto the lower end of the first named frame, the 1upper end of this frame having means forengaging a Suspender, a bandpassing over a portion of the laterally extending arms and the'endlessband and adapted to pass bei r suspender, there being a crossbar at'thelower end of one ofthe'se frames, an elastic band secured to the upperport on of one of the frames and extendingbelow and around the crossbar, and a by such elastic band.

garment clasp carried -9. A device of the character specified comprisinga dependent suspender engaging portion, a waist band engaging portionupstanding therefrom, elasticmeans extending upwardly from the lower endof the device, and clamping means carried thereby.

10. A device of the character specified, comprising a dependentsuspender engaging portion, a portion secured to and upstanding from thelower end of said dependent portion and having lateral extensions formedwith waist band engaging terminals, and a band of flexible materialextending from terminal to terminal.

portion secured to and upstanding from the lower end of said dependentportion, the

terminals of said waist band engaging portion being connected, a band ofyieldable material extending from termlnal to terminal of said waistband engaglng portion, astrip of elastic material secured to the upperend of one'of the members, and constructed and 1 adapted to extend belowand around such lowerend, a garment clasp secured to such strip ofelastic material. 7

12. A dev ce of the character specified comprising a dependent suspenderengaging portion, a waist band engaging portion upstandlng therefrom,elasticmeans secured to,

13. A device of the character specified V comprislnga suspender engagingportion, a

waist band engaging portion upstanding therefrom, elastic clamping meanscarried by one of the members. 7

14. In a device of the character specified, the combination with a framehaving laterally extended arms provided at the ends with upstandingloops, of an endless band of flexible material passing through suchloops,'

16.7 A trouser engagingdevice comprising a framework formed at its upperportion with a laterally elongated enclosed button receiving slot, theframe also being formed with a downwardly extending portion, an elasticband secured at one end to the upper portion of the frame extendingdownwardly and around the lower portion of the frame, and aself-contained garment clasp carried by the free end of such elasticband.

'17. A trouser engaging device comprising a framework formed at itsupper portion with two laterally elongated enclosed button receivingslots, the frame also being formed witha downwardly extending portion,an elastic band secured at one end to the upper portion of the frameextending downwardly and around the lower portion" of theframe, and aself-contained garment clasp carried by the free end of such elasticband.

CARL F. SCI-IULZ.

